Around the World in 80 days by Disney & other fantasies

22 Jun

[Listening to: Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden Unplugged Mix) - Andain - (10:54)]

I went to see “Around the World in 80 Days” last night with a special ticket again [around 6 hours ago]. I only went to see the movie because Jackie Chan [Fogg's valet] was in it. For fans who are into the around the world movies from before, this may not be along the exact story lines, as the Fogg portrayed in this character is nowhere close to the original Fogg that Pierce Brosnan played in the “Around the World in 80 Days (Miniseries)” on TV. Then again, Disney may have intended to make this movie a typical funny comedy expected from Disney movies instead of a classic journey. This was an adventure with Jackie Chan doing all the work and Fogg enjoying all the benefits.

Although Jackie Chan brings humor and freshness to the movie, the overall movie depended on him doing his regular stunts [some in this movie] and his fighting skills to keep the movie going. From the amount of work done, you could very well think Jackie was Fogg and Steven Coogan [playing Fogg] was the valet. Some of my friends [some of the same bunch as before] kept saying throughout the movie that it sucked, and that they wanted to see The Day After Tomorrow. We went and saw that movie [second time for me]. They preferred it to Jackie Chan’s new flick, though we were all cracking up over some guys who couldn’t stop laughing like crazy when they saw Americans crossing over the Mexican border into Mexico. One of the guys who was about to die laughing said “Yeah right, no hablo espaneol! Not in a hundred years!” while laughing at the same time, sounding something like a monkey eating bananas and yelling at the same time. One of the guys around me yelled “RACIST” while laughing at the same time, which made sure no one laughed again over the border issue. It was hilarious and weird at the same time.